Word: successful
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...laborer. He studied shorthand, became a court stenographer, studied law and though never admitted to the bar, used to boast that he was "the best lay lawyer in England.'' At various times he was connected with some 20 or 30 different companies which failed, successively for about $90,000,000, but publishing was his real forte. At the age of 25 he founded the Financial Times, then bought The Sun. His greatest success was a weekly which with a flash of inspiration he called John Bull. Pudgy, pompous, curly-haired, Horatio Bottomley looked like John Bull. To millions...
Composite. But the success of Morgan & Co.'s business depends on all of its parts together. The composite is the source of Morgan's power, the basis of honest alarms about the too great concentration of financial and social power, and the reason why investigators have so much difficulty in putting their finger on what they complain of. The success of its loans may be insured by its intimacy with corporations for whom it has floated securities. Its ability to make large loans brings it security business. Its prestige brings it the cream of financial business. Having...
...partner-directors force companies to finance with Morgan? A. No. Sometimes such companies finance elsewhere but often finance with Morgan. Q. Do not the interest of the partners as bankers conflict with their duties as directors? A. No. Partners as directors have their chief interest in the success of companies which they serve...
...first place, however, I feel free to repeat my first impression that she is a refreshing and unusual type, entertaining to see and vigorous in her style. This is not to say that she is a great actress. It seems quite possible that she may reach greater success as a featured player taking character roles than as a star...
...most important. Last years, when the possibility first arose, it was avoided by the creation of special jobs about the University given to needy students who might otherwise have been called upon to wait on table in the Houses. There is no doubt that this plan has had considerable success, but it is equally true that the measure of aid afforded to students is still inadequate. In view of the fact that the University in hiring student waiters deducts part of their tuition charges instead of paying them directly, there is a double economy possible, since the salaries now paid...